Why do you think your guru is self-realized?

First and foremost, understand that I am not attacking, disturbing or offending you; one the contrary, I am doing you the *greatest favor* by asking you this question. Also note that I am not pointing at any group or organization that goes under the Vaishnava name. If you really knew (even theoretically) what it means…

Darshan at Srivas Angan – from Jaiva Dharma

Please watch with rapt attention. Every WORD is an instruction to follow. Every word dispels all ignorance and doubt. Here is the concentrated nectar of pure bhakti to show us: what is pure guru, what is qualified disciple, what is diksha (initiation) and its actual and immediate result when transmitted from pure guru, what is…

Nityananda Prabhu’s Mercy – by Srila Gurudev

Nityananda Prabhu’s Mercy – 19 October 1996, Mathura From the Harikatha spoken by Nitya Lila Pravista Om Visnupada Astottara Sata Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja — Srila Gurudeva If you want to have bhakti then never criticize any Vaisnava. We can commit offenses to Vaisnavas while joking with them. Even while staying with elevated…

The Holy Name

“For the jīva in the fallen state, the worship of Śrī Gaurāṅga and Nityānanda is more important and essential than the worship of Kṛṣṇa, since the latter is only possible in the liberated state. The novice is sure to commit offence due to want of spiritual training if he imitates the chanting of one who…

Gauranga Karuna Koro!

Gauranga Karuna Koro by Narottama Dasa Thakura Language: Bengali (1) gaurāńga karuṇā koro dīna hīna jane mośamo patita prabhu nāhi trībhūvane (2) dante tṛṇa dhari gaura ḍāki he tomare kṛpā kari eso āmār hṛdaya mandire (3) jadi dayā nā karibe patita dekhiyā patita pāvana nāma kisera lagiyā (4) paḍechi bhava tuphāne nāhika nistāra śrī carana…

Sadhu & Sadhu-sanga

SĀDHU – derived from the verbal root sādh meaning to go straight to the goal (like an arrow), or to succeed, thus the sādhu means one who is straight forward and speaks the truth unaffected by social convention, as does sādhana mean the process of going straight to the goal. Although in a general sense this may be translated…

Glories of Gundica Marjana lila

ALL GLORIES TO GUNDICA MARJANA LILA ! THE FOLLOWING PURPORT BY SRILA PRABHUPADA IS WRITTEN SO BRILLIANTLY AND SO EXPERTLY THAT ONE WILL SIMPLY BY READING IT FEEL THE CLEANSING TAKING PLACE IN HIS HEART. IT IS A LONG PURPORT BUT EVERY WORD IS WORTH READING IT. “Outside the gateway of the temple, all the…

Jaya Jaya Nityananda Rohini Kumara

Jaya Jaya Nityananda Rohini Kumara by Vrndavana Dasa Thakura (1) jaya jaya nityānanda rohiṇī-kumāra patita uddhāra lāgi su-bāhu pasāra (2) gada gada madhura madhura ādha bola pare dekhe gare preme dhari deya khola (3) ḍagamaga locana ghoraye nirantara soṇāra kamale yena phiraye bhramara (4) dayāra ṭhākura nitā-i para duḥkha jāne hari-nāmera mālā gānthi dila jane…

12 Holy Names of Lord Nityananda

 12 Holy Names of Lord Nityananda ~ By Shrila Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya Shri Shri Nityananda Chandrasya Naama Dvadashaka Stotram – Twelve Beautiful Holy Names of the Moonlike Lord Shri Nityananda Prabhu Verse One 1) nityanando 2) avadhutendur, 3) vasudha-prana-vallabhah; 4) jahnavi-jivita-patih, 5) krishna-prema-pradah, 6) prabhu. 1) – Nityananda : He Who is constantly the fresh personification and the…